Title(s) |
Φίλε ὅστις εἶ·
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Text source |
K. Bentein, K. Demoen 2012, The Reader in Eleventh-Century Book Epigrams, in F. Bernard, K. Demoen (eds.), Poetry and its Contexts in Eleventh-century Byzantium, Farnham/Burlington, 69-88: 74-75
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Text status |
Text completely known |
Editorial status |
Not a critical text |
Genre(s) |
Reader-related epigram
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Metre(s) |
Dodecasyllable
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Tag(s) |
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Translation(s) |
'Dear friend, whoever you are:
Keep the paths of your mind straight,
subdue your belly, and your tongue even more.
Seek after the narrow gate of life (Mt 7: 13-14),
flee from the world and become a new man'.
- Language
- English
- Source(s)
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K. Bentein, K. Demoen 2012, The Reader in Eleventh-Century Book Epigrams, in F. Bernard, K. Demoen (eds.), Poetry and its Contexts in Eleventh-century Byzantium, Farnham/Burlington, 69-88: 75
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Bibliography |
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Number of verses |
4 |
Occurrence(s) |
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Acknowledgements |
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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Identification |
Vassis ICB 2005, 545: "Versus paraenetici"
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Permalink |
https://dbbe.ugent.be/types/2861 |